NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are preparing for the 20th commercial resupply mission to the ISS on January 30, using Falcon 9 to deliver over… Read More
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1 in 25 Carry Genes Linked to a Shortened Lifespan
Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, have published a study exploring the relationship between specific genotypes found in the Icelandic population and their… Read More
Read More »Timing Is Everything: Obesity Alters Daily Energy Burning, Study Reveals
OHSU researchers build on studies with healthy-weight participants; organized study that included different body sizes. Weight impacts the timing and manner in which bodies expend… Read More
Read More »Excitement Builds for Finding Life on Mars After Perseverance Rover’s Ground-Penetrating Radar Discovery
Ground-penetrating radar reveals eons of environmental changes, offers hope that soil samples hold traces of life. Ground-penetrating radar onboard NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has confirmed… Read More
Read More »Whispers of Creation: Webb’s Glimpse Into a Star’s Supersonic Birth
JWST’s detailed infrared image of HH 211 uncovers the dynamics of a young protostar’s outflows, offering new insights into early star formation, including the slow… Read More
Read More »Florida’s Indian River Lagoon Crisis: Unveiling the Hidden Dangers of Toxic Algae Blooms
FAU Harbor Branch scientists discover distinctive patterns of cell damage linked to toxins in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon. The Indian River Lagoon (IRL) in Florida,… Read More
Read More »New Insights Into Evolution, Biofuels, Cellular Aging – Biologists Have Developed Light-Powered Yeast
Yeast is often known for its ability to ferment carbohydrates into products such as bread and beer, typically requiring a dark environment. Exposure to light… Read More
Read More »Alarming Shrinkage of Norway’s Ålfotbreen Glacier – “Cannot Survive the Current Climate”
Resting atop a shingled sandstone landscape, the Norwegian glacier has been in decline since the late 1990s. Ålfotbreen glacier rests on ledges of sandstone among… Read More
Read More »Newly Discovered “Hell Chicken” Species Shakes Up Dinosaur Extinction Theories
New findings, including the discovery of Eoneophron infernalis, suggest that dinosaurs, particularly caenagnathids, were not declining in diversity before the asteroid impact, contradicting earlier theories… Read More
Read More »Pancake Stack of Films on a Balloon Takes the World’s Most Accurate Picture of a Gamma Ray Beam
A pancake stack of radioactivity-sensitive films carried through the sky by a balloon was able to take the world’s most accurate picture of a neutron… Read More
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